How To Install libdime-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdime-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libdime-doc is DXF Import, Manipulation, and Export library - devel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdime-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdime-doc

libdime-doc is:

Dime is a C++ class library for reading, constructing, manipulating, and writing DXF file data.

This dev package also contains doxygen generated documentation

There are three methods to install libdime-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdime-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdime-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdime-doc

Install libdime-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdime-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdime-doc

Install libdime-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libdime-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdime-doc

How To Uninstall libdime-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdime-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdime-doc

Uninstall libdime-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdime-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdime-doc

Remove libdime-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libdime-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdime-doc

Remove libdime-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdime-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdime-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdime-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.